Sainte-Anne Viaduct – Suisse Normande Greenway loop from Grimbosq

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Sainte-Anne Viaduct – Suisse Normande Greenway loop from Grimbosq

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Sainte-Anne Viaduct – Suisse Normande Greenway loop from Grimbosq

03:53

66.5km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 37.5 km for 154 m

After 57.4 km for 154 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.80 km

Former mine at May-sur-Orne

Highlight • Historical Site

Next to the bikeway "Voie verte" are the remains of the ancient mine of May sur Orne.
The extraction was done on the right bank of the Orne river whereas, …

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14.8 km

Sainte-Anne Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

The greenway contains nice spots along the Orne river where you can sit (benches provided) and rest for a while.

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39.1 km

Suisse Normande Greenway

Highlight • Cycleway

Real greenway without traffic for tens of kilometers in the middle of an enchanting landscape

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44.1 km

A protected route that starts from Clécy to reach Thury-Harcourt then continues towards Caen and the sea. Allows you to "travel" in Suisse Normande "without height difference! Ideal with young children.

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45.7 km

Froger Gosselin factory

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Former cotton mill that made dressings especially for the army at the beginning of the last century.

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47.5 km

Viewpoint

57.0 km

the railroad tunnel

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A rest area at the train station.
There's more than just tables and benches here, plus a nice place to linger.

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57.4 km

Cycle path Suisse Normande shortly before Thury-Harcourt

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66.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.8 km

7.87 km

675 m

309 m

Surfaces

66.0 km

289 m

244 m

107 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

8°C

83 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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Comments

July 14, 2022,Sortie à vélo

Pleasant outing, the greenway is really pretty and pleasant to practice

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August 4, 2024,Tour de France, Tag 15: Caen - Clecy

After a quick morning tour of Caen (the Gothic church of Saint Pierre, the market, which was bustling even on Sundays, the Saint-Etienne monastery), we cycled south out of the city and soon reached a nice cycle path, called the Voie Verte, which led through shady countryside along the L'Orne river. This region is also known as Norman Switzerland.
A …

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August 4, 2024,2024.15 TdF FR; V43: Caen - Clecy

Today was actually a pretty easy day. In the morning we sorted out our accommodation, visited the very impressive church of St. Pierre and went shopping.
Then we set off inland. Yesterday we left the EV4, today we started the V43, the Velo Francette which runs north/south in western France to La Rochelle.
This part of the V43 is the …

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